# Car makers never cease to amaze me... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [June 3, 2006, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-makers-never-cease-to-amaze-me/12854 "2006-06-03T08:06:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fetter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fetter)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2006, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-makers-never-cease-to-amaze-me/12854/1 "2006-06-03T08:06:54Z")
It’s probably nothing new but it’s new to me so I thought I’d post it. ![http://www.bmwusa.com/NR/rdonlyres/AB651A5C-DEDA-417F-82C2-E12BF7BEED24/0/activekneeprotection.jpg](http://www.bmwusa.com/NR/rdonlyres/AB651A5C-DEDA-417F-82C2-E12BF7BEED24/0/activekneeprotection.jpg) ![http://www.bmwusa.com/bmw2003/images/transparent1X1.gif](http://www.bmwusa.com/bmw2003/images/transparent1X1.gif) ![http://www.bmwusa.com/bmw2003/images/transparent1X1.gif](http://www.bmwusa.com/bmw2003/images/transparent1X1.gif) ![http://www.bmwusa.com/bmw2003/images/transparent1X1.gif](http://www.bmwusa.com/bmw2003/images/transparent1X1.gif)Active Knee Protection ![http://www.bmwusa.com/bmw2003/images/transparent1X1.gif](http://www.bmwusa.com/bmw2003/images/transparent1X1.gif)Active Knee Protection is a special airbag designed to protect front-seat occupants knees in the event of a severe impact. It also reduces the amount of dash space that would have been taken up by a knee-protection system using dash-padding only. ![http://www.bmwusa.com/bmw2003/images/transparent1X1.gif](http://www.bmwusa.com/bmw2003/images/transparent1X1.gif) ![http://www.bmwusa.com/bmw2003/images/transparent1X1.gif](http://www.bmwusa.com/bmw2003/images/transparent1X1.gif) Standard on: [2006 650i Convertible](http://www.bmwusa.com/Vehicles/6/650iConvertible/default.htm) [2006 650i Coupe](http://www.bmwusa.com/Vehicles/6/650iCoupe/default.htm) [2006 750i Sedan](http://www.bmwusa.com/Vehicles/7/750iSedan/default.htm) [2006 750Li Sedan](http://www.bmwusa.com/Vehicles/7/750liSedan/default.htm) [2006 760i Sedan](http://www.bmwusa.com/vehicles/7/760iSedan/default.htm) [2006 760Li Sedan](http://www.bmwusa.com/vehicles/7/760LiSedan/default.htm) [2006 Z4 3.0i Roadster](http://www.bmwusa.com/vehicles/Z4/30i/default.htm) [2006 Z4 3.0si Roadster](http://www.bmwusa.com/Vehicles/Z4/30si/default.htm) ![http://www.bmwusa.com/bmw2003/images/transparent1X1.gif](http://www.bmwusa.com/bmw2003/images/transparent1X1.gif) ![http://www.bmwusa.com/bmw2003/images/transparent1X1.gif](http://www.bmwusa.com/bmw2003/images/transparent1X1.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2006, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-makers-never-cease-to-amaze-me/12854/2 "2006-06-03T10:17:42Z")
It’s like the movie “Demolition Man” is slowly comming to life. :lol: ---
**Author:** ![Adictd2b00st](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/adictd2b00st/32/7625_2.png) [@Adictd2b00st](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adictd2b00st)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2006, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-makers-never-cease-to-amaze-me/12854/3 "2006-06-03T10:19:31Z")
i hate working on kia sportages that have the airbag right under the steering wheel…whenever i’m doing a remote starter on one i keep thinking its gonna go off in my face at any given moment :tdown: ---
**Author:** ![d3x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8491ac/32.png) [@d3x](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/d3x)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2006, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-makers-never-cease-to-amaze-me/12854/4 "2006-06-03T12:50:03Z")
my car has one of those. im scared to have anything on my key ring in fear of having to pick keys outta my kneecap after a wreck. funny a toyota had this system on an econobox before the “top of the line” german car company put one in their luxo cars.